YSU police chief offers advice in light of recent robberies

Youngstown and YSU Police are searching for suspects in five armed robberies near the campus. Chris Davidson brings us an update.

With the recent armed robberies near campus, John Beshara, Youngstown State University police chief, tells students to pay more attention to their surroundings and less on their phones and mp3 players. Christine Davidson/TheNewsOutlet.org

Youngstown State University Police have increased patrol hours and are targeting certain areas to deter crime. The heightened police activity follows a series of armed robberies on the city’s north side, near campus.

YSU police chief John Beshara says robberies are frightening.

Robbery itself will be scary, but now you have somebody brandishing a firearm – it raises it to a different level